# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=959 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 960 --- ## [Leah Remini is actually pretty amazing. Who knew? (I didn't)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leah-remini-is-actually-pretty-amazing-who-knew-i-didnt/736981)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leah-remini-is-actually-pretty-amazing-who-knew-i-didnt/736981 "2015-11-12T19:56:29Z")
I love her now! I’m about halfway through her book Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology, and she’s so down-to-earth, funny and honest. She comes right out at the very beginning of the book talking trash abou… --- ## [Wasn't this a scene in Malcolm X?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wasnt-this-a-scene-in-malcolm-x/737329)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wasnt-this-a-scene-in-malcolm-x/737329 "2015-11-12T19:11:18Z")
I feel like I may have asked this before in passing in another thread some time ago. Sorry if that’s so. I feel like I remember a scene in Malcolm X in which a young white woman smilingly asks Malcolm X what she can do t… --- ## [Next Amazing Race cast announced....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-amazing-race-cast-announced/737323)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-amazing-race-cast-announced/737323 "2015-11-12T17:36:38Z")
…and it’s Social Media-tastic. List is here. I only heard of Rooster Teeth (who I have watched) and Tyler Oakley (who I have heard of but never seen). Old folks start your grumbling :slight\_smile: --- ## [The Flash: s02 e06—Enter Zoom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-s02-e06-enter-zoom/737264)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-s02-e06-enter-zoom/737264 "2015-11-12T17:27:09Z")
Enter Zoom: “Barry engineers a dangerous plan to defeat Zoom, but Caitlin sides with Jay and deems it too dangerous for Barry to engage with the speed demon. However, Iris shows her support and brings forth a surprising… --- ## [I think Sia is a very good singer.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-sia-is-a-very-good-singer/737059)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-sia-is-a-very-good-singer/737059 "2015-11-12T17:02:10Z")
My first exposure was on SNL last night. I found her performance quite satisfactory. I didn’t get the hiding behind the wig and having the dancer act out the song while Sia was pretty much stationary. So I immediately … --- ## [RIP Allen Touissant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-allen-touissant/737180)
**Author:** [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-allen-touissant/737180 "2015-11-12T15:58:15Z")
Story here…http://www.wwltv.com/story/news/2015/11/10/allen-toussaint/75500982/ --- ## [Carol Doda has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carol-doda-has-died/737372)
**Author:** [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carol-doda-has-died/737372 "2015-11-12T14:45:43Z")
And I am sorry. She was a symbol…well, a couple of symbols, I guess, but her passing has saddened me. More than it should, I suppose, but it has. But to you Carol, I raise a glass and smile. Thanks for the mammories. --- ## [Best Canadian RPM Number 1 Singles:1995](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-canadian-rpm-number-1-singles-1995/737324)
**Author:** [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-canadian-rpm-number-1-singles-1995/737324 "2015-11-12T14:32:22Z")
You can vote for more than one song. An asterisk \*\*\* means the artist is Canadian. Older polls always open to voting, so have a look!! 1964:Canadian RPM Number 1 Singles:1964 - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Boar… --- ## [What's the funniest, hokiest, most amusing song you've sang at karaoke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-funniest-hokiest-most-amusing-song-youve-sang-at-karaoke/733102)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-funniest-hokiest-most-amusing-song-youve-sang-at-karaoke/733102 "2015-11-12T08:13:25Z")
Or, if you’ve never sang anything all that interesting or amusing, I’ll settle or something ironic or that you had the most fun preforming. I once sang this song (youtube link) at karaoke. Yes, it’s true. I feel ashamed… --- ## [New Discworld novel "Raising Steam" comes out 03/18/14](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-discworld-novel-raising-steam-comes-out-03-18-14/673770)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-discworld-novel-raising-steam-comes-out-03-18-14/673770 "2015-11-12T07:14:49Z")
You can read a few pages already on Amazon. --- ## [I would like to read some good books on cults and cult behavior](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-to-read-some-good-books-on-cults-and-cult-behavior/736424)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-to-read-some-good-books-on-cults-and-cult-behavior/736424 "2015-11-12T04:39:44Z")
I read Going Clear, Escape, and several other books, but what I would like to read now are books about the mentality of people who get into such things, especially as adults. Can you guys recommend me any good titles? --- ## [Quick Casting Note and Spoiler for Walking Dead s6 finale and s7](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-casting-note-and-spoiler-for-walking-dead-s6-finale-and-s7/737242)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-casting-note-and-spoiler-for-walking-dead-s6-finale-and-s7/737242 "2015-11-12T02:21:19Z")
Wont comment but the article has some pretty big spoilers --- ## [Billionaire with no movie experience wants movie to be made, how likely?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billionaire-with-no-movie-experience-wants-movie-to-be-made-how-likely/737235)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billionaire-with-no-movie-experience-wants-movie-to-be-made-how-likely/737235 "2015-11-12T01:31:37Z")
Suppose that a billionaire with a love of cinema but no movie making experience walked into a big-name studio with a script and checkbook in hand. He says, “I’ve always wanted my script to be made into a blockbuster mov… --- ## [Best Canadian RPM Number 1 Singles: 1976](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-canadian-rpm-number-1-singles-1976/733081)
**Author:** [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-canadian-rpm-number-1-singles-1976/733081 "2015-11-11T21:21:42Z")
It’s 76’, which one or ones of these tunes would you vote for? You know the drill, feel free to choose more than one song Older polls always open to voting: 1964-http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=18… --- ## [Best Canadian RPM Number 1 Singles:1994](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-canadian-rpm-number-1-singles-1994/737141)
**Author:** [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-canadian-rpm-number-1-singles-1994/737141 "2015-11-11T21:17:23Z")
You may vote for more than one song. Older Polls: 1964:Canadian RPM Number 1 Singles:1964 - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board 1965:Canadian RPM Number 1 Singles:1965 - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Boa… --- ## [Art that was inspired by the Black Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-that-was-inspired-by-the-black-death/731369)
**Author:** [@carlowplayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlowplayer)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-that-was-inspired-by-the-black-death/731369 "2015-11-11T18:33:14Z")
Am making a comparison between the hiv outbreak of the 20th century and the Black Death outbreak of the late middle ages for example: HIV spread from Africa to America and then in Asia in westerly direction.It was seen … --- ## [What are your favorite TV shows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-tv-shows/737237)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-tv-shows/737237 "2015-11-11T18:20:28Z")
Before starting this thread I searched for “favorite TV shows” and “best TV shows”. I was very surprised to find many threads about TV shows but none were along the lines of your “favorite TV shows”. Recently, I have be… --- ## [Morgan in TWD, do the comics explain his clear philosophy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morgan-in-twd-do-the-comics-explain-his-clear-philosophy/737261)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morgan-in-twd-do-the-comics-explain-his-clear-philosophy/737261 "2015-11-11T17:05:14Z")
Ok I get he was cray, but at least demobilizing all zombies makes sense in a way since his failure to do it previously cost his son’s life. But then he makes the jump to killing all living too, and kills them in a way t… --- ## [What's the best way to get songs onto my computer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-get-songs-onto-my-computer/737250)
**Author:** [@MizQuirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizQuirk)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-get-songs-onto-my-computer/737250 "2015-11-11T15:25:59Z")
Yes, I know I need to buy them, but I want just certain ones, almost never a whole CD, and I want to hear it before I buy it. I’ve heard of iTunes, of course, but there are probably other places, so I’d like help on the … --- ## ["Indian Summers" series on PBS: What is going on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-summers-series-on-pbs-what-is-going-on/737241)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-summers-series-on-pbs-what-is-going-on/737241 "2015-11-11T12:54:44Z")
Anybody else watching this new series? I think we’re to the seventh or eighth installment. I’m sooo . . . confuzzled. Can someone give me the Cliff’s Notes version of all the plots that are going one? Specifically: Wh… --- ## [Help identifying a children's book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identifying-a-childrens-book/735430)
**Author:** [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identifying-a-childrens-book/735430 "2015-11-11T06:32:45Z")
I’m trying to locate a children’s book for a friend. She recently suffered a stroke (recovering fairly well), but this is all she could remember of the book: It features a family of rabbits, who live in an underground … --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 9, Episode 7 (November 5, 2015) -- "The Spock Resonance"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-7-november-5-2015-the-spock-resonance/736728)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-7-november-5-2015-the-spock-resonance/736728 "2015-11-11T05:04:54Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [Olympus Has Fallen (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympus-has-fallen-open-spoilers/653721)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympus-has-fallen-open-spoilers/653721 "2015-11-11T02:48:20Z")
Saw it tonight. If you though it was ludicrous from the trailers just wait until you see the actual film. Leaving aside the whole “North Korean terrorists seize the White House” thing nothing about Cerberus makes an… --- ## [Getting stewed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-stewed/735921)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-stewed/735921 "2015-11-11T02:10:11Z")
Woke up this morning and thought “seems like a good fall day for beef stew”. A 2 pound chuck roast cut into 2" chunks, browned well; onion and 7-8 garlic cloves sweated; add a bit of balsamic vinegar to deglaze, add some… --- ## [I made Pastrami!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-pastrami/737065)
**Author:** [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-pastrami/737065 "2015-11-11T02:05:34Z")
Lately, I have been spending a lot of time at my smoker. I am new to the hobby, and my results are getting better. This weekend I had planned on a nice smoked brisket. I picked up a four pound flat. I rubbed it with … --- ## [Reprehensible art that's also great art?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reprehensible-art-thats-also-great-art/576974)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reprehensible-art-thats-also-great-art/576974 "2015-11-11T00:47:33Z")
I’m wondering are there examples of great art created by nefarious individuals or for nefarious purposes. For example, if Mein Kampf were a masterpiece of literature (I’ve heard it ain’t). The closest I can think of, off… --- ## [Phil Collins Plotting Comeback: 'I Am No Longer Retired.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phil-collins-plotting-comeback-i-am-no-longer-retired/736591)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phil-collins-plotting-comeback-i-am-no-longer-retired/736591 "2015-11-11T00:25:32Z")
:smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: We need a high 5 icon. :stuck\_out\_tongue: Best news I’ve heard all year. Phil is planning a major comeback and a new album. He’s… --- ## [When did DC Comics acknowledge overtly that the Themyscira Island Amazon's were a lesbian culture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-dc-comics-acknowledge-overtly-that-the-themyscira-island-amazons-were-a-lesbian-culture/737170)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-dc-comics-acknowledge-overtly-that-the-themyscira-island-amazons-were-a-lesbian-culture/737170 "2015-11-11T00:15:29Z")
When did DC Comics finally overtly acknowledge that the relationships between women on Wonder Woman’s home Themyscira Island were basically lesbian couplings? The wikidoes not say but I know I have seen some DC comics … --- ## [two TV characters you like to see argue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-tv-characters-you-like-to-see-argue/736168)
**Author:** [@danderson400](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danderson400)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-tv-characters-you-like-to-see-argue/736168 "2015-11-11T00:11:12Z")
which TV characters would you like to see argue? mine would be Nurse Colleen McMurphy from China Beach and DA Hamilton Burger from Perry Mason- there would be some fireworks with those two! --- ## [10 Nov. 2015 -- 40th anniversary...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-nov-2015-40th-anniversary/737233)
**Author:** [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2015, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-nov-2015-40th-anniversary/737233 "2015-11-10T23:09:24Z")
…of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Gordon Lightfoot’s song was remarkable in conveying the feeling as well as the facts (within artistic license) of the event. I saw Lightfoot in concert sometime after the song c… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=958) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=960)